It has been reported today in The Age that the bill to fix hundreds of private buildings around Victoria covered in highly flammable cladding will be in part picked up by the State Government , as announced by Premier Daniel Andrews. The cost to rectify the problem is expected to initially run to $600 million. What the end cost will be is anybody’s guess. While […]
Victoria follows Queensland and NSW on PI insurance for Building Consultants
The Victorian Government has lowered the insurance requirements for building professionals operating in this State. In effect, it means that the requirement on Building Practitioner’s to have NO exclusion in respect of non-conforming building materials has been done away with. What disappoints me is that some insurers were taking, what to me was, a very fair approach and only excluding known non-conforming building materials. With […]
Product Recalls Australia – 10 July 2019
This week’s recalls include: Fuchs Lubricants (Australasia) Pty Ltd — Renolit EP 2 (2.5kg) Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd — Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C MY2017-2018 Myga International Import and Export Pty Ltd — N8 Branded Children’s Sleepwear Yamaha Motor Australia Pty Ltd — YZF-R3A and MT03A Motorcycles MY2019 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd t/as Skoda Australia — Skoda Kodiaq MY2018 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd t/as […]
Product Recalls Australia – 3 July 2019
This week’s product recalls include: Peter Alexander Sleepwear Pty Ltd — P.A! Scented Large Triple-Wick Candle – Various Fragrances 400g TJX Australia Pty Ltd — Infant Sleep Bags Honda Australia Motorcycle and Power Equipment Pty Ltd — EU22i Generator Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific Pty Ltd — Mercedes-Benz SLS Class MY2011-2014, A Class MY2005-2010, GL Class MY2007-2008, ML Class MY2009-2011 and SLK Class MY2009-2012 Passenger Cars (extended recall) […]
Bali ATM scam!
Yet another scam has developed in Bali where when you use an ATM machine at a mini-mart, the machine immediately swallows your card. When you go in and report it to the mini-mart operator, they advise you to enter your pin number and the card will be returned. You can imagine what happens, as soon as you enter your pin, all the money in the […]
I support the increased fines for texting while driving.
I saw with interest that the penalties for using a mobile phone in Queensland were being increased and that loss of licence would follow a second offence. Clearly this issue is one of the biggest causes of injury, death and property damage on our roads and many drivers are just not getting the message. My own wife was hit by a driver plowing through a […]
A change in my role
After founding LMI Group in February 1999 and heading the company for just over 20 years, I have elected to step aside and let the next generation take over in the full knowledge that the organisation is in good hands and the values of compassion, family values, tenacity, and above all, utmost good faith are embraced wholeheartedly. This has not been a knee jerk decision, […]